Electrician Lead

About the role

The successful candidate under general supervision, as a working group leader over lower grade craftsmen, directs and performs a wide variety of technical, mechanical, electrical, and manual work in the testing, operating, and/or assembly and shop areas of an Engineering Test Facility.

Responsibilities

• Prepares Test Facility equipment for operations
• Prepare test articles for testing
• Install test articles and checks installation
• Install high-speed data cabling
• Troubleshoots equipment, test articles, and installations in case of malfunctions
• Operate plant and test equipment during tests
• Assist in tests and operate test articles such as controls for engines and rockets; remove test articles after tests
• Install and maintain facility systems; accomplish maintenance and servicing work required to place and keep test facility equipment in operation
• Use a wide variety of hand and machine tools, powered equipment, measuring and testing equipment
• Instruct less experienced lower-level grade craftsmen
• Perform other duties as required

Requirements

• Must possess High School Diploma or equivalent
• Six years of progressive electrician experience in the working or operating section of an Aeronautical Test Facility Laboratory, or eight years of progressive electrician experience on comparable equipment in a large plant, directly related to the position under consideration
• Ability to skillfully operate and work with a wide variety of hand and machine tools
• Ability to read and work from blueprints, diagrams, and sketches
• Must be able to direct the work of lower grade craftsman
• Must be able to work in a team atmosphere
• Must put forward professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation
• Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and the AEDC local area network
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Fiber Optic (Basic and Advanced) and Fusion Splicing Certification
• Current U. S. Citizenship required

Qualifications

• Must have current U. S. Citizenship

Skills

• Ability to read and work from blueprints, diagrams, and sketches
• Ability to skillfully operate and work with a wide variety of hand and machine tools
• Ability to direct the work of lower grade craftsman
• Ability to work in a team atmosphere
• Ability to put forward professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance and the AEDC local area network
• Ability to obtain and maintain Fiber Optic (Basic and Advanced) and Fusion Splicing Certification

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid vacation along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Pay

$40.37 - $44.86 per hour at Arnold Air Force Base, TN

Schedule

Must be able to work different work shifts and schedules